Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,249 | 182.03 | 2,274 | 149 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,131 | 173.95 | 1,967 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,363 | 183.25 | 2,498 | 229 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,336 | 174.29 | 2,329 | 23 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,324 | 166.82 | 2,209 | 5thin |
Every lot, as filed
12 lots · USDA AMS · Dunlap Livestock Slaughter Cattle - Dunlap, IANothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,320 | 183.14/cwt | 178.00–184.75 | 2,417 | 91 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,430 | 176.00/cwt | 176.00–176.00 | 2,517 | 2 |
| Heifers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,025 | 182.50/cwt | 182.50–182.50 | 1,871 | 3 |
| Heifers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,145 | 180.17/cwt | 177.50–184.00 | 2,063 | 55 |
| Heifers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,056 | 173.44/cwt | 168.00–176.00 | 1,832 | 8 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,385 | 183.13/cwt | 180.00–186.00 | 2,536 | 210 |
| Steers | Select | — | 1,368 | 167.28/cwt | 165.50–169.00 | 2,288 | 4 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,396 | 173.59/cwt | 170.00–177.00 | 2,423 | 18 |
| Steers | ChoiceNatural | — | 1,128 | 186.25/cwt | 186.25–186.25 | 2,101 | 6 |
| Steers | ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,118 | 183.73/cwt | 181.50–191.00 | 2,054 | 13 |
| Steers | SelectReturn to Feed | — | 1,150 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 1,898 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | — | 1,122 | 176.80/cwt | 176.50–178.00 | 1,984 | 5 |
How this sale compares
Iowa weighted averagesOne sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.